Sustainable Food Resolutions

How can your diet make a positive impact on the health of our planet and on all of us who live here? Pay attention to the “Big Three” of sustainable food considerations:

1) Eat lower on the food chain! What connections exist between today’s lunch, the rainforest and people around the world? How resource-efficient is your diet in terms of land, fresh water and oil? How can our dietary choices better support environmental and personal health? What is “factory farming”?

2) Eat more organic food! What 10 produce items are the most important to eat organically— avoiding the most chemical contamination of soil, water, and the foods themselves? What are the main differences between organic and conventional farming methods? What’s a CSA?

3) Eat more local food! Would you believe that the average fresh food travels between 1,500 to 2,500 miles to land on your plate? How does this affect fossil fuel resources, carbon dioxide emis-sions and the nutritional value of the food itself? Yet in our global economy, what alternatives do we have?

Do It Green! Minnesota offers workshops to help you make a commitment to eating more sustainably during the month of January.

Visit doitgreen.org for more information and to sign up for the following workshops:

Thursday, January 17—Eating Lower on the Food Chain
Wednesday, January 23—Corporate vs. Organic Farming Debate
Saturday, January 26—Calculate Your Food Miles
Thursday, January 31—Sustainable Food Taste Off

The Green Goddess column is brought to you by Do It Green! Minnesota (formerly Twin Cities Green Guide), publishers of Do It Green! Magazine, now available at your local co-op or bookstore. Visit doitgreen.org.

Sustainable Food Resolutions

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